diff --git a/Libraries/Image/RCTImageLoader.h b/Libraries/Image/RCTImageLoader.h
index 1c32eab93f8..3e9d3e30f4c 100644
--- a/Libraries/Image/RCTImageLoader.h
+++ b/Libraries/Image/RCTImageLoader.h
@@ -155,11 +155,12 @@ typedef dispatch_block_t RCTImageLoaderCancellationBlock;
 
 @end
 
+/**
+ * DEPRECATED!! DO NOT USE
+ * Instead use `[_bridge moduleForClass:[RCTImageLoader class]]`
+ */
 @interface RCTBridge (RCTImageLoader)
 
-/**
- * The shared image loader instance
- */
 @property (nonatomic, readonly) RCTImageLoader *imageLoader;
 
 @end
diff --git a/Libraries/Image/RCTImageLoader.m b/Libraries/Image/RCTImageLoader.m
index 6b80d47f69a..3e50800f407 100644
--- a/Libraries/Image/RCTImageLoader.m
+++ b/Libraries/Image/RCTImageLoader.m
@@ -936,10 +936,16 @@ static UIImage *RCTResizeImageIfNeeded(UIImage *image,
 
 @end
 
+/**
+ * DEPRECATED!! DO NOT USE
+ * Instead use `[_bridge moduleForClass:[RCTImageLoader class]]`
+ */
 @implementation RCTBridge (RCTImageLoader)
 
 - (RCTImageLoader *)imageLoader
 {
+  RCTLogWarn(@"Calling bridge.imageLoader is deprecated and will not work in newer versions of RN. Please update to the"
+             "moduleForClass API or turboModuleLookupDelegate API.");
   return [self moduleForClass:[RCTImageLoader class]];
 }